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Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: Source
Indian Express 24 Apr 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he had lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said. Advertising ... “Great meeting this afternoon at the @WhiteHouse with @Jack from @Twitter ... “Thank you for the time ... Advertising ... ....
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Brazilian court reduces ex-President Lula's sentence
China.dot.org 24 Apr 2019
BRASILIA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously decided on Tuesday to reduce ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's prison sentence from 12 years and 1 month to 8 years and 10 months ... dollars) ... Enditem ....
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Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders jailed
Belfast Telegraph 24 Apr 2019
A court in Hong Kong has handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months to eight leaders of the major 2014 pro-democracy protests after they were found guilty of public nuisance offences. The sentences are seen as an effort by the government of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory to draw a line under the protests amid pressure from Beijing ... ....
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The kings of capitalism are finally worried about the system that created them
The Guardian 24 Apr 2019
While they never got further than the gates, it seems like someone was listening ... .......
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Duterte threatens 'war' against Canada over trash shipped to Philippines
CNN 24 Apr 2019
(CNN)Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to "go to war" with Canada if the country doesn't take back tons of trash a Canada-based company had shipped to Manila several years ago. "I'll give a warning to Canada maybe next week that they better pull that (trash) out," he said Tuesday, according to CNN Philippines ... Read More ... ....
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Italy approves growth plan after cabinet infighting
The Star 24 Apr 2019photo: White House / Shealah Craighead
Democrats ask and Trump says no, signaling a bitter fight ahead
Indian Express 24 Apr 2019
President Donald Trump’s administration foreshadowed weeks, if not months, of trench warfare with Congress on Tuesday as it defied demands for documents and testimony on multiple fronts in an effort to thwart expanding investigations mounted by House Democrats ... White House lawyers indicated that they planned to tell Donald F ... Advertising ... 09.02 ... news ... ....
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Iran condemns Trump silence on Saudi mass execution
This is Money 24 Apr 2019
Iran criticised US President Donald Trump for failing to condemn Saudi Arabia's mass execution. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday condemned the silence of US President Donald Trump's administration on Saudi Arabia's mass execution of 37 people convicted of terrorism ... ....
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Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia for summit with Putin
This is Money 24 Apr 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia by train, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin. Mr Kim, dressed in a black coat and hat, met local officials at Russia’s Khasan train station near the border with North Korea ... Kim Jong Un arrives in Vladivostok (RU-RTR Russian Television/AP) ... ....
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Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn's Wife Alleges "Mental Abuse" In Detention
NDTV 24 Apr 2019photo: US Navy / MCS2 Joshua Mortensen
Navy updating protocol for reporting UFOs
The Hill 24 Apr 2019
The U.S. Navy is updating its protocols for pilots and other officials to report sightings of "unidentified aircraft." ... "As part of this effort," it continued, "the Navy is updating and formalizing the process by which reports of any such suspected incursions can be made to the cognizant authorities ... .......
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Ex-Florida gov candidate Gillum in hearing on lobbyist gifts
The Charlotte Observer 24 Apr 2019
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum faces an administrative hearing Wednesday over allegations he improperly accepted gifts from lobbyists. The state Ethics Commission says it found probable cause in January ... ....
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Far-right militia which 'trained to kill Obama and Hillary Clinton' remains defiant on US-Mexico border
The Independent 24 Apr 2019
Their commander is in jail. The authorities are giving them until Friday to clear out and leave. But the United Constitutional Patriots, the right-wing militia under scrutiny over detaining migrant families at the border with Mexico, is digging in ... “We’re here to protect Americans from the illegals violating our sovereignty.” ... Subscribe now ... Reuters ... AP....
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Rumour and violence rife as Congo Ebola outbreak surges out of control
The Guardian 24 Apr 2019photo: Creative Commons / LoganArt
There is no escaping radiation anywhere, no matter the location
DNA India 24 Apr 2019
It may come as a surprise to know that human kind is perpetually surrounded by natural radiation, no matter where they live. This naturally omnipresent presence is called background radiation. Sun, which exposes us continuously to radiation, is the most prominent source ... Living at high altitudes cause increased exposure due to cosmic radiation. ....
